A female minor is the first murder victim for 2020. She spent the holidays at a friend’s house in Belize City, but on Friday night, her life was cut short when she was murdered execution-style. Samantha answered a call and exited the house where she was staying on Ordonez Avenue. As she stood on the […]
Before noon today, another minor was targeted. Fortunately, the sixteen-year old student escaped the multiple shots that were let go in his direction at the house of his grandmother in the Port Loyola area. The older woman says she knows who the shooter is and believes the life of her grandson is under threat because […]
The former head of the Orange Walk Police Formation, Superintendent David Chi, a police constable and two Mexican nationals arrived at the Orange Walk Magistrate Court today for trial. There was heavy police presence as the sensational trial got underway. The men are accused of landing a drug plane carrying twenty-six bales of cocaine in […]
On December fifth, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry formally wrote the Government of Belize requesting a copy of the contract signed by Imer Hernandez for the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project. The contract which was awarded to Imer Hernandez Development Company Limited and Construcciones y Carreteras for the execution of the road works which […]
Fire victim Elena Reina remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. in a critical, but stable condition. The thirty-three-year-old mother of three was sleeping inside a house on Flamboyant Street on January second when a fire broke inside the wooden structure. The blaze spread quickly to engulf the house, but luckily, Reina escaped, but not before sustaining […]
Four men have been slapped with drug charges after they were busted with over four pounds of weed. According to police, around two-thirty in the afternoon of January third, police were carrying out a routine checkpoint on the George Price Highway where they searched a car. Here’s more from ACP Joseph Myvett. ACP Joseph […]
An Orange Walk man has been charged for a double fatal RTA that happened over three years ago. According to police, Martin Ramos was arrested and charged with two counts of causing death by careless conduct. The charges stem from an accident that happened in October 2016 along the August Pine Ridge and San Felipe […]
Over the weekend, police detained a number of young men in Seine Bight village in the south. According to Commissioner Chester Williams, the youths were threatening the cops who were carrying out operations in the area. The matter was dealt with quickly and the men were charged. Here’s more from ComPol Williams. Chester Williams, […]
Across the country today, a number of teachers at public schools wore their well-known green T-shirts in support of the Belize National Teachers Union. The union intended to send a message to the Ministry of Education that it is not in agreement with the proposed amendment to the Education Act as it relates to vacations […]
The Chief Education Officer says that there has not been a breakdown in communication between the Ministry of Education and the Belize National Teachers Union. In fact, Doctor Carol Babb says that a meeting was held with the union prior to the Christmas vacation and that the union will be informed of any changes to […]
Police say that Christian Neal, who escaped from the Kolbe Foundation eight months ago, has been recaptured. Neal was picked up on Thursday, January second sometime around two p.m. According to ACP Joseph Myvett, Benque Viejo police officers were conducting patrols in that western town when they encountered Neal. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National […]
Earlier in the newscast we reported on the first murder of 2020. In the coming days, the Police Department will release the official stats with a full breakdown of the numbers. But today the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke about the murders, of which he says, there were one hundred and thirty-four recorded in […]
Speaking to the media today, ComPol Williams says that there were also a growing number of domestic related deaths and they will be looking into increased collaboration to try to stem that for this year. Williams also noted that their numbers show a decrease in the number of gang-related murders. He says the number recorded […]
Commissioner Williams also spoke about alcohol and the factor it played in crime, particular murders. Williams says the department will be cracking down on the failure to adhere to alcohol regulations. He made a special appeal to the liquor licensing board. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We will be categorizing the different murders to […]
On Friday, B.E.L.’s Chief Executive Officer John Mencias, at a stakeholders meeting organized by the Belize Tourism Board, promised residents and proprietors on Caye Caulker that a locally sourced generation unit was on its way to the island. The island had been without light and potable water for days prompting a crisis that led to […]
Belize Water Services, for its part, has also committed to erecting a pair of storage facilities on both ends of Caye Caulker. In addressing the growing concerns about sewage and wastewater treatment, C.E.O. Alvan Haynes says it will not include an underwater pipeline. Alvan Haynes, C.E.O., Belize Water Services “The geography of Caye Caulker […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says don’t believe the rumors you are hearing of a shake-up in the San Pedro Police formation. According to Williams, officer in charge, Christopher Noble, has been doing a stellar job in addressing crime on the island. Today Williams shut down the reports of an imminent transfer for Noble and […]
The new school year started on a good footing for the two hundred and twenty-five students of Unity Presbyterian Primary School in Belize City. And that is because they have been gifted with a list of school items that range from furniture to training for teachers. It came from Pathlight International that has now adopted […]
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